PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, January 7:
Mentor Graphics Increases Offer to $15.00 Cash Per Share.
Jan 07, 1999 ... - Mentor Proposes Merger Agreement to Acquire Remaining Quickturn Shares at Same Price - WILSONVILLE, Ore., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today increased the price in its tender offer for 2,100,000 shares of Quickturn Design ...
'Fast Forward to the Future' with Sony at CES.
Jan 07, 1999 ... LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- (CES Booth N109) Attendees of the 1999 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be shown how to "Fast Forward to the Future" as they experience Sony's latest digital audio/video and information technology products on display in a variety of applications. ...
Cobra Electronics Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire BelTronics.
Jan 07, 1999 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Cobra Electronics Corporation (Nasdaq: COBR) reported today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire substantially all of the assets of BelTronics and related affiliates, a leading manufacturer and marketer of radar/laser detectors based in Ontario, ...
BancWest Ranks in Top 50 for Mutual Fund, Annuity Sales; Banks Combine Investment Back Offices.
Jan 07, 1999 ... HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- First Hawaiian Bank and Bank of the West, subsidiaries of BancWest Corporation (NYSE: BWE), announced today that they have combined and outsourced the back-office operations of their successful retail investment sales programs. ...
Hutchinson Technology Reports First Quarter Net Income of $.52 per Share; Improved Margins on TSA Products Drive Return to Profitability.
Jan 07, 1999 ... HUTCHINSON, Minn., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (Nasdaq: HTCH) today reported net income of $11,533,000, or $.52 per diluted share, on net sales of $155,275,000 for the fiscal first quarter ended December 27, 1998. In the comparable fiscal 1998 period, the ...
Hutchinson Technology Plans Common Stock Offering.
Jan 07, 1999 ... HUTCHINSON, Minn., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (Nasdaq: HTCH) today announced that it plans to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to cover the offering of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock, all of which will be offered ...
Polk Study Compares Automotive Loyalists and Defectors.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Findings Could Assist Manufacturers in Efforts to Attract and Maintain Customers DETROIT, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings released today from an automotive loyalty study conducted by The Polk Company confirm that loyalists and defectors display distinct behavioral ...
Shopko December Sales Increased 12.3%.
Jan 07, 1999 ... GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ShopKo Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SKO) reported consolidated sales for the five weeks ended January 2, 1999, increased 12.3 percent to $451.6 million from $402.0 million during the same period last year. ShopKo stores generated a 9.2 percent increase in ...
DATA RACE Announces Breakthrough Modem Technology for Windows CE-Based Devices.
Jan 07, 1999 ... LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- DATA RACE (Nasdaq: RACE) today announced that the Company is currently working on a CF-II form factor version of the Lamprey Low Power Modem. The Lamprey is a technological breakthrough for Handheld PCs. DATA RACE is currently working with a major modem ...
Restoration Hardware Announces Holiday Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... CORTE MADERA, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Restoration Hardware, Inc. (Nasdaq: RSTO) today announced net sales for the nine weeks ended January 2, 1999 ("Holiday Sales"). Holiday Sales were $71.0 million, an increase of 85.9% from net sales of $38.2 million for the same period ...
IHOP Corp. December 1998 Same Store Sales Up 1.8%.
Jan 07, 1999 ... GLENDALE, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- IHOP Corp. (Nasdaq: IHOP) announced today that same store sales for the fiscal month of December 1998, were up 1.8% compared to the same period last year. IHOP develops, franchises and operates International House of Pancakes restaurants, ...
Leonard Nimoy to Be Official Spokesperson for Science Fiction Section Of bige.com, a Division of Big Entertainment.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Science Fiction Mega-Icon, Best Known for His Portrayal of Mr. Spock on the Original Star Trek(TM), To Host Science Fiction Entertainment Section on bige.com Web site BOCA RATON, Fla. and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- bige.com, a division of Big ...
Refco Hires Former CFTC Enforcement Director as General Counsel; Financial Services Giant Continues Management Realignment.
Jan 07, 1999 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing management realignment, Dennis Klejna, former director of the Enforcement Division of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined Refco Group, Ltd. and Refco, Inc. as general counsel. Klejna's affiliation becomes ...
FirstBank Corp. to Open its First Supermarket Branch.
Jan 07, 1999 ... LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstBank Corp. (Nasdaq: FBNW), the holding company for FirstBank Northwest, today announced it has received FDIC regulatory approval to open its first branch office inside a supermarket. The new branch will be located in the Tidyman's Market in Post ...
Columbia Sportswear Announces Retirement of Chief Information Officer.
Jan 07, 1999 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Sportswear Company(R) (Nasdaq: COLM), one of the world's largest outerwear manufacturers, today announced the retirement of its Chief Information Officer Norm Tucker. Tucker, who has been with the Company since 1995, oversaw all computer ...
CIDCO CL980 Cordless Telephone Wins CES Innovations '99 Award.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Advanced New Telephone That Combines Functionality With Crystal Clear, Static-Free Communication Is Recognized by Industry for Innovation WINTER CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The CL980 cordless telephone made by CIDCO Incorporated, ...
Thomson 'Performax' Widescreen HDTV Picture Tubes Offer Superior Mix Of HDTV Resolution, Bright Images, and Reasonable Cost.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Thomson Dynamic Focus Technology Ensures Optimum Center and Corner Focus LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A new 38-inch wide high definition (HDTV) color TV picture tube unveiled and demonstrated today will offer unparalleled picture performance for a new line of HDTV ...
Technological Breakthrough by Thomson and Divx Leads to First Demonstration of High Definition DVD.
Jan 07, 1999 ... System Offers Strong, Renewable Smart Card Security To Protect Hollywood Content LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Consumer Electronics and Digital Video Express (Divx) today conducted the first-ever demonstration of high definition programming on Digital ...
Electronics Powerhouse Thomson Multimedia Stakes Out Digital Future; Chairman Declares Thomson 'Ready for the New Century'.
Jan 07, 1999 ... New Intellectual Property Organization to Manage Invention Portfolio LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Multimedia, the leading seller of consumer electronics goods in the U.S., today revealed its comprehensive 1999 digital television product line that will allow the ...
Philip Turberville Named CEO of Eastern Group, a Texas Utilities Company.
Jan 07, 1999 ... DALLAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Utilities Company (NYSE: TXU) announced today that Philip Turberville has been appointed chief executive officer of Eastern Group, its wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, effective immediately. Turberville joins Eastern Group from ...
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Reports December 1998 Sales Up 23.7% December Comparable Store Sales Up 10.6%.
Jan 07, 1999 ... NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced today that for the five-week period ended January 1, 1999, sales increased 23.7% to $1.21 billion from $978.3 million a year ago. The Company's comparable store sales for December 1998 increased ...
Metro One Telecommunications Extends Sprint PCS Contract Through 2002.
Jan 07, 1999 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTON), the leading provider of Enhanced Directory Assistance(R) (EDA) to the telecommunications industry, today announced that its contract with Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS) to provide EDA services has been ...
Cygnus Plans June 1999 Submission to the FDA for Marketing Approval Of the GlucoWatch(R) Monitor for People With Diabetes.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Manufacturing Documentation to Be Submitted Before the End of February REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cygnus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYGN) announced today that, following conversations with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the company intends to submit a Pre-Market ...
VidaMed's Tuna(R) Procedure Gains Additional State-Level Medicare Reimbursement.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska and Western Missouri Approve Medicare Payment FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VidaMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIDA) today announced that, effective immediately, Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska and Western Missouri will provide Medicare Reimbursement for the ...
Aronex Pharmaceuticals Announces Phase I-II Study of ATRAGEN(R) in Second Solid Tumor Target.
Jan 07, 1999 ... ATRAGEN(R) Being Evaluated in Renal Cell Carcinoma THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Aronex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNX), announced today that physicians at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University (New York- ...
The Limited, Inc. Reports December Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Limited, Inc. (NYSE: LTD; LSE) reported comparable store sales increased 4% for the five weeks ended January 2, 1999. The company reported net sales of $1.839 billion for the five-week period ended January 2, 1999, a decrease of 2%, compared to ...
Musicland's December Comp Sales Up 4.5%.
Jan 07, 1999 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Musicland Stores Corporation (NYSE: MLG) today reported a 4.5 percent increase in its companywide comparable-store sales for the five weeks ended January 2, 1999. The Superstores Division (Media Play and On Cue) led the company with a comparable-store ...
LoJack Corporation Reports Earnings of $.12 Per Share on $20,864,000 in Revenues for Third Quarter.
Jan 07, 1999 ... DEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- LoJack Corporation (Nasdaq: LOJN) announced today that for the third quarter ended November 30, 1998, (fiscal 1999) revenues were $20,864,000 compared to third quarter revenues of $19,311,000 in fiscal 1998. Net income was $2,279,000, or $.12 per ...
Kimco Reports $150.2 Million in Property Acquisitions for 4th Quarter of 1998.
Jan 07, 1999 ... NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) today reported it completed the acquisition of nine shopping centers in separate transactions during the fourth quarter of 1998, comprising 1.7 million square feet of leaseable area for an aggregate purchase price ...
Hollywood Entertainment Corporation Announces Record DVD Rentals.
Jan 07, 1999 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: HLYW), dba Hollywood Video, the nation's second largest video store chain with 1,260 corporate owned video rental superstores as of December 31, 1998, announced today that DVD has become the most successful ...
The FINOVA Group Inc. to Acquire Sirrom Capital Corporation, a Specialty Finance Company Serving Small Businesses.
Jan 07, 1999 ... PHOENIX, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The FINOVA Group Inc. (NYSE: FNV) today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Sirrom Capital Corporation (NYSE: SIR), a specialty finance company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., for approximately $379 million in FINOVA common ...
Major European Travel and Internet Service Agency Places SignaSURE Order.
Jan 07, 1999 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Datakey, Inc. (Nasdaq: DKEY), a Minneapolis-based provider of information security systems, announced that it has been awarded an initial order for 300 SignaSURE(TM) CIP client seats from a major European provider of travel and Internet services. The ...
Annie Potts Pleased With Her New 'Day' Jobs.
Jan 07, 1999 ... MORRISTOWN, N.J., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Annie Potts is definitely holding on to her "Day" job. In fact, she has two of them. The bubbly television and movie actress, who is starring in the critically acclaimed series "Any Day Now" on Lifetime TV, will now star in two television ...
Eagle Environmental Awarded Bid for Operation of $17 Million Waste Processing Facility.
Jan 07, 1999 ... RENO, Nev., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Brian Wilmot, chief executive officer of Eagle Environmental Technologies Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: EGVRD), announced today that Eagle has received final acceptance of its bid for purchase of the Swan Lake Facility, a 210-million-gallon rated capacity ...
NAVTECH Powers New Breed of Navigation Systems at CES 99.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Wide range of vehicle and personal navigation systems introduced at world's largest consumer electronics tradeshow have NAVTECH ON BOARD LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- (Consumer Electronics Show) -- The world's leading electronics systems manufacturers are here ...
Navigation Industry Leaders See SDAL Format as Solution to Standards.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Microsoft, Pioneer, Clarion and Magellan Among Those Adopting Navigation Technologies' Solution LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- (Consumer Electronics Show) -- Some of the biggest names in the fast-emerging navigation systems market are here debuting products using ...
Security Dynamics and IBM Announce Market Trial Program for VPN Remote Access Services with Integrated Strong Authentication.
Jan 07, 1999 ... BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDTI) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a market trial program designed to simplify implementation of higher levels of security for customers of IBM's global network. The program will ...
What Do You Do When You're Lost While Driving?
Jan 07, 1999 ... Nationwide Survey of Drivers finds Men Really Do Ask for Directions; Women Less Likely to Get Lost ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Surprise: men do stop and ask for directions when they're lost while driving. While men have long had a reputation for being ...
HIE Earns SWIFTReady Gold Label for Cloverleaf Finance.
Jan 07, 1999 ... - Highest designation recognizes compliance with S.W.I.F.T. banking standards and services for straight through processing (STP) guidelines - MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthdyne Information Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: HDIE), a leading enterprise ...
Tessco's Wireless Solutions to Distribute Electric Fuel Zinc Air Disposable Cell Phone Batteries.
Jan 07, 1999 ... - Initial Order Placed for Q2 Delivery - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- "Consumer Electronics Show" -- Wireless Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary company of TESSCO Technologies (Nasdaq: TESS), and the Consumer Battery Division of Electric Fuel Corporation (Nasdaq: EFCX), today ...
Genome Therapeutics Reports Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 1999.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Pharmaceutical Revenues Increase 21%; Company Maintains Research and Development Investment, Reduces Administrative Expenses WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Genome Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: GENE) today reported financial results for the first quarter of ...
S&K Famous Brands Reports December Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- S&K Famous Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKFB) today announced that sales for the five weeks ended January 2, 1999, increased 5% to $23.2 million compared with $22.0 million for the same period last year. Comparable store sales for the month decreased 3%. The ...
KV Pharmaceutical Introduces New Nitroglycerin Sublingual Product.
Jan 07, 1999 ... ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- KV Pharmaceutical Company (Amex: KVA/KVB) has launched a new nitroglycerin sublingual product, the first generic alternative to Parke-Davis' Nitrostat(R). The product, NitroQuick(TM) sublingual tablets, will be marketed through ETHEX Corporation, a ...
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Bolsters Development Team.
Jan 07, 1999 ... NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Nancy Motola, Ph.D., has joined the Company as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance and that Paula Craft has been appointed Senior Director, Quality Assurance and Compliance. ...
Integrated Surgical Systems Announces Distribution Agreement to Expand Market Penetration Into 20 Middle Eastern Countries.
Jan 07, 1999 ... DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. (ISS) (Nasdaq: RDOC; EASDAQ), a pioneer in medical robotics and the world leader in image-directed, semi-autonomous robotic products for surgical applications, today announced that it has signed an agreement with ...
U.S. Federal Court Confirms London Court of International Arbitration Tribunal's Order in Favor of True North Against Publicis.
Jan 07, 1999 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- True North Communications Inc. (NYSE: TNO) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed the Order of the London Court of International Arbitration Tribunal requiring Publicis to provide True North with tax ...
GoodNoise To Offer Direct Support For Diamond Multimedia's Rio PMP300 in FreeAmp.
Jan 07, 1999 ... FreeAmp will Make it Easy for Consumers to Transfer Songs and Playlists to the Rio LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GoodNoise Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GDNO), a leader in the growing market for downloadable music, today announced plans to provide seamless ...
Sensory Science And GoodNoise Announce Strategic Alliance.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Sensory Science to Bundle GoodNoise Music with New MP3 Player; Companies will Promote and Sell Each Others Products LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GoodNoise Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GDNO) and Sensory Science Corporation (formerly Go- Video), (Amex: VCR), ...
Tiffany Reports Another Excellent Holiday Season; Worldwide Sales Increase 20 Percent.
Jan 07, 1999 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported that its worldwide net sales in the November 1 - December 31 holiday period rose 20 percent over the prior year. Healthy sales growth was achieved in all three of Tiffany's channels of distribution, led by strong ...
Rite Aid and General Nutrition Companies Announce Significant Strategic Alliance in Vitamins and Nutrition Supplements.
Jan 07, 1999 ... Rite Aid to Open 1,500 Full-line GNC "Stores Within Stores" Over Next 3 Years Rite Aid and GNC to Develop and Market Exclusive New Vitamin and Nutrition Brand, "PharmAssure(TM)" - Plan $30 Million in Advertising in First Year Rite Aid and GNC to Create ...
Maxxim Medical Reports Results for Fiscal 1998.
Jan 07, 1999 ... CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxxim Medical, Inc. (NYSE: MAM) today reported results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended November 1, 1998. Net sales for the fourth quarter ended November 1, 1998 were $133,498,000, an increase of 1.6% over the ...
Wal-Mart Reports December Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), reported net sales for the five-week period ending January 1, 1999, of $19,112,000,000, an increase of 15.8% from the $16,503,000,000 in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the forty-eight week period ...
Mothers Work, Inc. Reports December Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK), the Real Time Retailer(TM), today announced that net sales for the month of December 1998 for its continuing maternity divisions increased 20.2% to approximately $28.6 million from approximately $23.8 million for the ...
Mothers Work, Inc. Announces The Maternity Mall, Now Open ... On The Internet.
Jan 07, 1999 ... PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK), the Real Time Retailer(TM) today announced that the banners are up and the merchandise is already moving off the internet shelves. WWW.MATERNITYMALL.COM is the brand new one stop shop for the expecting woman's ...
ITT Educational Services, Inc. Announces Class Starts for December Term And Plans for New Technology Offering in 1999.
Jan 07, 1999 ... INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI) today announced that new student enrollment at its ITT Technical Institutes for the December 1998 term increased approximately 7 percent to 4,053 compared with 3,799 at the end of December 1997. As of December ...
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Announces December Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... YORK, Pa., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: BONT) today announced sales for the five weeks ended January 2, 1999 increased 1.9% to $128.5 million versus $126.0 million reported in the same period last year. Comparable store sales decreased 0.1%. ...
Barry R. Edwards Named Chief Executive Officer of Global Pharmaceutical Corporation.
Jan 07, 1999 ... PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nasdaq: GLPC) today announced that Barry R. Edwards, currently the President of Global Pharmaceutical, has been named Chief Executive Officer and was elected to the Board of Directors. Max L. Mendelsohn, ...
Gadzooks Reports December 1998 Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... DALLAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Gadzooks, Inc. (Nasdaq: GADZ), a specialty retailer of clothing and accessories for teenagers, today announced that sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 2, 1999, were up 7.4 percent to $37,408,000 from $34,838,000 for the five weeks ended Jan. 3, 1998. ...
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. Reports Record Sales for December.
Jan 07, 1999 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE: HVT and HVT.A) today reported record sales for the month ended December 31, 1998. Havertys' December sales increased 14.4% to $49.0 million compared with $42.8 million in December 1997. On a ...
Ames Reports December Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... ROCKY HILL, Conn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ames Department Stores, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMES) today announced net sales of $374.0 million for the five weeks ended January 2, 1999, compared with net sales of $337.6 million for the five week period ended January 3, 1998, an increase of 10.8%. ...
Vista Eyecare, Inc. Reports 21 Percent Increase in Net Sales.
Jan 07, 1999 ... LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista Eyecare, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSTA) announced sales results for the four weeks ended January 2, 1999. Total net sales for the four-week period were $20.6 million, an increase of 21 percent over a five-week period a year ago. Net sales ...
ID Biomedical Announces Positive Preliminary Results From Clinical Trial of Velogene(TM) Rapid MRSA Test.
Jan 07, 1999 ... - 100 per cent of tested samples identified correctly - Application for approval in US to be submitted in February - Used for the early detection of antibiotic-resistant 'super bugs' VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Biomedical ...
Robert Storch, Interactive Advertising Pioneer, Joins The SPI Group as Media Director.
Jan 07, 1999 ... UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert D. Storch has been named New Media Director of The SPI Group, a public relations and new media marketing services agency. Mr. Storch comes to The SPI Group from US Interactive (USI), New York, where as Media Director, he ...
The Buckle, Inc. Reports 22.4 Percent Sales Increase for December, 1998.
Jan 07, 1999 ... KEARNEY, Neb., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) announced that sales for the five-week period ended Jan. 2, 1999 increased 22.4 percent to $56.3 million from $46.0 million in the corresponding five weeks of December 1997. Comparable store sales, for stores ...
World of Science, Inc. Holiday Sales Results.
Jan 07, 1999 ... ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- World of Science, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOSI) today reported sales for the 1998 holiday season (9-weeks ended January 2, 1999) increased 12.1% to $31.9 million from $28.4 million for the comparable 1997 holiday season. Comparable store sales for ...